dismantle-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Level, raze, or destroy

Commentary:
NOTE: May be abstract.

Examples:
The wrecking ball dismantled the building.
Most towers are dismantled from the top down but this one is being
dismantled from the ground up.
Congress still is struggling to dismantle the unpopular Catastrophic Care Act of 1988.

Sense Number 2: Take apart into constituent pieces.

Commentary:
NOTE: The pieces can be (and usually are intended to be) put back together.

Examples:
He dismantled and assembled portable crushing equipment.
If you don't dismantle the tent, you will need a full-sized pickup for transportation.
The authorities dismantled the cannons from the ships and put them in service elsewhere.